Here's tum good news from Mel Gibson and his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva... The actor has confirmed the couple are expecting a baby.

Delighted Mad Max star Mel, 53, revealed he is about to become a dad for the eighth time when he appeared on US TV.

He told chat show host Jay Leno: "This is true. We are going to have a child. I could not be happier about it. I guess that makes me Octo-Mel."

But Mel, who split from wife Robyn in 2006 after 28 years of marriage, insisted he has no plans to marry 38-year-old Oksana.

He said: "Who would do it twice?" He also opened his heart about his split from Robyn - insisting he was the one at fault.

Mel said: "I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage myself, you know. I'm to blame.

"My wife and I, our marriage ended three years ago and we've been separated ever since.

"These things happen. It's unfortunate, sad, but she is an admirable woman. We still got kids together. Grandchildren, children, we have got things to do. It's amicable."

He told how he fell for singer Oksana long before he had met her - when he heard her voice.

Leno said: "You were attracted by her voice? Did you hear Susan Boyle?" Mel laughed then replied: "I could put the squeeze on Susan Boyle I suppose." But he insisted Oksana had nothing to do with his separation from Robyn, who filed for divorce last month.

He said: "We didn't start working together until 2008."

And when Leno joked about the couple's age difference, he replied: "She's going to kill me for this, she is almost 40." What a charmer...